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Genus: Salicornia
[= Arthrocnemum]
Life
> eukaryotes >
Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
>
Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants)
> Core Eudicots
> Order: Caryophyllales > Family:
Amaranthaceae . Subfamily: Chenopodioideae
About 13
species, found nearly worldwide, but not Australia. Four species native to
southern Africa, found along the coast in sheltered, saline conditions.
Species native to southern Africa
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Salicornia meyeriana
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| Salicornia pachystachya
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| Salicornia perrieri
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| Salicornia uniflora |
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Publications
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Moss, C.E. 1954. The species of Arthrocnemum
and Salicornia in southern Africa. Journal of South African Botany
20: 1-22.
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O'Callaghan, M. 1992. The ecology and
identification of the southern African Salicornieae (Chenopodiaceae). South
African Journal of Botany 58: 430-439.
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Tölken, H.R. 1967. The species of Arthrocnemum
and Salicornia (Chenopodiaceae) in South Africa. Bothalia
9: 255-307.
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